In more shocking news this week, Jstar released a new record! (ok there are 4 other releases this month , but we are talking VINYL here!) This time it’s a collaboration with Swiss producer Max RubaDub featuring Crosby Bolani rocking the microphone skills. It’s a soundboy slayer! David Rodigan and Don Letts have played it… Read More

Big thanks to all the support we’ve had for this release – the guys at Monkeyboxing, 45Live , and all at you buyers at Juno who already made it number 1 on the reggae/ dancehall charts Main vocal on the A-side comes courtesy of Dark Angel aka Mowty Mahlyka, who is well heartstrong, uncompromising and… Read More

I lived in West London almost all my life, and it won’t have gone unnoticed across the world the terrible tragedy that occurred in that area at Grenfell Tower in June 2017. One of my favourite tracks growing up, and becoming immersed in reggae, was the Aswad live version of “African Children” performed at Meanwhile… Read More

So I’ve been asked to do something a little different and remix some Tack>>Head tracks for Echo-Beach Records. Tack>>head were a band active from 1987 – mid 1990’s consisting of Doug Wimbish (bass), Keith Leblanc (percussion) and Skip McDonald (guitar – aka Little Axe) ; they all played on lots of pioneering Sugarhill Records amongst… Read More

Already supported by the likes of DJ David Rodigan MBE, this jumpy little remix with a nod to UK garage from Jstar is likely to be hitting the festival tents this summer As a little bonus, Chainska Brassika are giving it away for a week, alongside an awesome reggae remix of “Knowledge is King’ from… Read More

Summer Festival Season is here – to accompany your summer soundtrack why not download the Jstar Archives for Free? The Jstar Bandcamp page has over 40 killer tracks from the archives… download in the format of your choice. Most Wanted : Archives Vol 4 by Jstar Fresh from the studio is this… Read More

JSTAR’s EASTER EGGZ There’s a new free track up on The Jstar Bandcamp Page It’s the Riddim from ‘Das Mic’ that appeared on the ‘Endlich Single’ Album in 2008 from German reggae artist Uwe Kaa – ?! you all remember that one right !? It also appears on my Licensed Plates album but dubbed out… Read More

Jstar Most Wanted Archives Volume 3 of 4 is now available for free or donation at my Bandcamp. This one has a few firing shots like ‘Balkan Nas’ & ‘Royal Busy Zion’, and some rollin early mashups from the vinyl releases such as Diwali Love, Taxi Damaja and a ska version of ‘This is How… Read More

HOLD TIGHT! I will be delaying the Jstar Bandcamp Archive releases because we have this fat new militant record out on Feb 16th 2015 ! This month sees the release of “Holy Rastafari” featuring Dark Angel on vocal duties – a collaboration with Greece’s AMP Outernational It’s a spiritual call to arms…. Epic horn fanfares draw… Read More